Consensus recommendation

As of Mar 02, 2015, the consensus forecast amongst 27 polled investment analysts covering Morgan Stanley advises that the company will outperform the market. This has been the consensus forecast since the sentiment of investment analysts improved on Feb 11, 2015. The previous consensus forecast advised investors to hold their position in Morgan Stanley.

Share price forecast

The 23 analysts offering 12 month price targets for Morgan Stanley have a median target of 39.00, with a high estimate of 46.00 and a low estimate of 17.50. The median estimate represents a 7.62% increase from the last price of 36.24. View Full Financials

High

+28.5 %

46.00

Med

+8.9 %

39.00

Low

-51.1 %

17.50

Dividends

In 2014, Morgan Stanley reported a dividend of 0.35 USD, which represents a 75.00% increase over last year. The 17 analysts covering the company expect dividends of 0.51 USD for the upcoming fiscal year, an increase of 45.43%. View Full Financials

Div growth (TTM)

+75.00 %

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Earnings history & estimates

On Jan 20, 2015, Morgan Stanley reported 4th quarter 2014 earnings of 0.39 per share. This result under-performed the 0.48 consensus expectations of the 12 analysts following the company but under-performed last year's 4th quarter results by 22.00 %. The next earnings announcement is expected on Apr 15, 2015. View Full Interim Financials

Revenue

Morgan Stanley had 4th quarter 2014 revenues of 8.0090bn. This missed the 8.0752bn consensus estimate of the 15 analysts following the company. This was 7.86 % below the prior year's 4th quarter results. View Full Interim Financials

Average growth rate

-0.42 %

Morgan Stanley had revenues for the full year 2014 of 34.0920bn. This was 3.00% above the prior year's results. View Full Annual Financials

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